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    Building collaboration between arts & culture and tourism [pdf, 3.5MB]

    Identify and investigate mechanisms for promoting collaboration between arts & culture and tourism sectors. Funded by Fáilte Ireland's Applied Research Scheme, this academic research focuses on two destinations in the West of Ireland.

    Accommodation occupancy statistics January-September 2012 [pdf, 83kb]

    Demand for hotels, self-catering properties and hostels grew in the first three-quarters of 2012. Download a summary of the latest accommodation occupancy statistics in 2012.

    Coach Tourism: A Sectoral Study in 2012 [pdf, 1.2MB]

    The aim of this paper is to explain what coach tourism is, its importance to Ireland’s tourism offering and outline recent developments in the sector.

    Activity usage among overseas visitors 2011 [pdf, 105kb]

    Three-quarters of a million overseas visitors went hiking or walking while in Ireland in 2011, download activity usage among overseas visitors 2011.

    Overseas visitors participation in cultural activities 2011 [pdf, 116kb]

    An estimated 3.5 million overseas visitors engaged in cultural activities while in Ireland during 2011, download overseas visitors participation in cultural activities 2011.

    2012 Accommodation Capacity by County [pdf, 565kb]

    See our statistics on the number of premises, rooms and beds in hotels, guesthouses, b&b, hostels, caravan and camping and self-catering accommodation that are available in 2012.

    Activity Usage among Overseas Visitors: 2010 [pdf, 92kb]

    View our report on overseas visitors’ participation in activities during 2010. Giving an estimate of the numbers participating in hiking/cross-country walking, golf, equestrian activities, angling and cycling.

    The National Food Tourism Plan [pdf, 1.5MB]

    Read our plan for building on the emerging success of our food tourism product and how food can give visitors a genuine Irish experience and help to develop tourism destinations.

    Equestrian Tourism in Ireland in 2010 [pdf, 336kb]

    Overseas visitors who engaged in equestrian activities while in Ireland spent an estimated €64 million in 2010. Our report details the characteristics of equestrian tourists to Ireland.

    Hostel Facts and Statistics in 2010 [pdf, 175kb]

    View our statistics about hostel tourism in Ireland in 2009, detailing information such as length of stay, expenditure at a national, regional and local level.